Each water harvest requires we row out to find the best salt blooms off the coast of Marblehead.

Our salt is made according to a 1,600-year-old process perfected by monks of Mount Athos, yet prepared using local sea water from the Marblehead coast North of Boston.

We are one of the few salterns on the East Coast of the United States and the only one that uses ancient, monastic saltern methods.

Unlike mass produced salts, ours benefit from a seasonality and vintage that can only occur with small batch salts. Autumn, winter, spring and summer salts are unique in that they have distinct algal, current and saline bloom signatures.

We can also vary the minerality and the salinity within a certain tolerance for our more demanding customers providing a bespoke saline experience.

You may also notice the live taste quality and delicate crystalline structure of our fresh salt that melts right on contact. Because of the freshness of our salt, you can also use less of it which makes it perfect for those looking to cut down on their salt consumption.

6 December, the Feast of St. Nicholas, Shrine of St. Nicholas, 124 Pleasant Street, Marblehead

Every year on December 6, we celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Traditionally this is a time to exchange gifts and share good cheer. This year we are giving thanks for being able to purchase the building at 124 Pleasant Street and erect a Shrine to good St. Nick which is also the home of the Marblehead Brewing Co.

Here’s what you need to know if you'd like to come:

Where: 124 Pleasant Street in Marblehead at the Shrine of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Patron of Sailors, Brewers and Repentant Thieves.

When: December 6, from 2 PM until 11:30 PM.

Why: To celebrate Christmas, tip a glass to good St. Nick, build community and drink good beer!

The details:

2 PM - Growlers of Marblehead Ale No. 2 go on sale.

6 PM - Pints of Marblehead Ale No. 2 are poured.

7 PM - Candle Lighting

7:15 PM - Dinner is Served! (you don’t need to come for the dinner to drink the beer, but if you’d like to stay for dinner, tickets are available online here at Marblehead Salt Co. and you can reserve your spot until 12 PM Noon onDecember 6. Sadly we're not a restaurant, so we can't accomodate walk-ins for the lobster dinner, but you can always come for a pint!